From the brilliant imagination of bestselling artist Paolo Barbieri comes a must-have book filled with exquisite and formidable stardragons. They are creative renditions of famous constellations, including Andromeda, Pegasus, Orion, Ursa Major, and many more. Barbieri's stardragons capture the essence of these cosmic forces and inspire you to shoot for the stars in everything you do.
The Dragons are back! Award-winning authors John Grant and Bob Eggleton continue the adventure they began in the popular Dragonhenge. Return to the dragon world. Following on the huge success of Dragonhenge, this stunningly illustrated adventure, written by two multiple-award-winning, leading luminaries in the science fiction universe, takes you on a magical journey through the Cosmos and far, far into the future, many billions of years after humankind and all other forms of life have gone. In this time, the Universe itself is beginning to fall towards its death, and only the Stardragons are left to move across the infinite tracts of space on an epic journey. Readers of all ages, art connoisseurs, and dragon enthusiasts will enter in the magic and be entranced. BOB EGGLETON is a recipient of six Hugo Awards as Best Professional Artist and one as co-creator with Nigel Suckling of the book Greetings from Earth. He has also received eleven Chesley Awards and the Locus Award. JOHN GRANT is a recipient of the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, the Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award, and the J. Lloyd Eaton Award, as well as a rare British Science Fiction Association Special Award.
A research trip to the Arctic and a new book - life can't get much better for David Rain. As soon as David finds himself in the icy climes, he starts to write his story of bears, dragons and the mysterious fire star. Soon he realises that his tale is beginning to mirror real life, and that an old adversary is on her way to meet him. Can David thwart her terrible master plan? Or will his world be destroyed for ever?
Slamto Carracas is a storyteller living on the Island of Apredasi. His best friend, the Smigleybuf bear, born from the tear of a star, is the embodiment of childlike wonder and love. In this story, Slamto tells of an epic galactic battle that sends the fierce Stardragon to Apredasi, and the heroic little Griftamouse, who quietly saves the whole land. The Griftamouse and the Stardragon is a heartwarming story of a limitless friendship. Imagination breeds spectacular landscapes and creatures. As you read, or listen, to this story, draw what you see in your mind and heart! What does the Smigleybuf bear look like? How fierce is the Stardragon? What color is a Griftamouse? Each book becomes a unique creation that YOU help to create! Included in this book, is the original story of how Slamto and Smigley came to be life-long friends, and Smigley’s favorite story, The Griftamouse and the Stardragon.
"Magic comes into Alfie's life when Stardragon tumbles unexpectedly into his lap. A very unusual kitten who transforms into a dragon whenever scared or taken by surprise, Stardragon soon reveals to Alfie that there is magic everywhere!"--Page 4 of cover.
Unable to forgive herself for the death of her two-year-old son Bobby in a car accident, Menley Nichols' marriage to Adam starts to fall apart- until the birth of their daughter Hannah. Determined to rebuild a life together around their precious baby, Menley and Adam decide to rent a house on Cape Cod for a month, confidant that the tranquility of the place will be ideal for Menley and little Hannah. But the peace they crave is disturbed when strange things start to happen- incidents which make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost Bobby. . . incidents which make her fear for Hannah. And step by step, Menley and Adam are drawn into a dark and sinister web of events whcih threatens their marriage, their child and ultimately Menley's sanity.
